Acte : Screening for secondary hypertension in Machakos
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Screening for secondary hypertension
Hormonal tests are carried out as part of the screening for secondary hypertension: measurements of the activity of plasma renin, plasma aldosterone and 24-hour urinary excretion of aldosterone.
These parameters are used to diagnose, among other things:
-a possible stenosis of the renal artery -a primary or secondary hyperaldosteronism - hypermineralocorticisms.
Bonjour docteur,
Ma mère, âgée de 50 ans et diagnostiquée avec le diabète de type 2, a mesuré sa tension artérielle et a obtenu (20), bien qu'elle ne...